ἀγέληagélē
a drove
Greek (New Testament) · G34
Meanings
a herd: Matthew 8:30-32, Mark 5:11, Mark 5:13, Luke 8:32, Luke 8:33.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 8:30 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding in the distance.
- Matthew 8:31 So the demons begged, “If you cast us out, send us into that herd of pigs.”
- Matthew 8:32 “All right, go!” Jesus commanded them. So the demons came out of the men and entered the pigs, and the whole herd plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
- Mark 5:11 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby.
- Mark 5:13 So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.
- Luke 8:32 There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby, and the demons begged him to let them enter into the pigs. So Jesus gave them permission.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.